Lynbrook is 0-8 against Santa Clara since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Lynbrook Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Santa Clara Bruins at 4:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Thursday, Lynbrook fell victim to a tough 26-9 loss at the hands of Palo Alto. That's two games in a row now that Lynbrook has lost by exactly 17 runs.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Santa Clara had to settle for a 9-8 defeat against Palo Alto on Tuesday. Even though they lost, Santa Clara's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.2 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Santa Clara saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cita (Analisa) Chavez '26, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for Lynbrook and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Santa Clara, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Lynbrook suffered a grim 22-4 defeat to Santa Clara when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Lynbrook, Vanessa Calvillo (who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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